EP 4324948 A2 20240221 - BIO-REDUCTION OF METAL ORES INTEGRATED WITH BIOMASS PYROLYSIS
Title (en)
BIO-REDUCTION OF METAL ORES INTEGRATED WITH BIOMASS PYROLYSIS
Title (de)
BIOREDUKTION VON METALLERZEN IN EINER BIOMASSEPYROLYSE
Title (fr)
BIORÉDUCTION DE MINERAIS MÉTALLIQUES INTÉGRÉS À LA PYROLYSE DE BIOMASSE
Publication
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Priority
- US 202063083223 P 20200925
- EP 21873572 A 20210925
- US 2021052101 W 20210925
Abstract (en)
Some variations provide a composition for reducing a metal ore, the composition comprising a carbon-metal ore particulate, wherein the carbon-metal ore particulate comprises at least about 0.1 wt% to at most about 50 wt% fixed carbon on a moisture-free and ash-free basis, and wherein the carbon is at least 50% renewable carbon as determined from a measurement of the <sup>14</sup>C/<sup>12</sup>C isotopic ratio. Some variations provide a process for reducing a metal ore, comprising: providing a biomass feedstock; pyrolyzing the feedstock to generate a biogenic reagent comprising carbon and a pyrolysis off-gas comprising hydrogen or carbon monoxide; obtaining a metal ore comprising a metal oxide; combining the carbon with the metal ore, to generate a carbon-metal ore particulate; optionally pelletizing the carbon-metal ore particulate; and utilizing the pyrolysis off-gas to chemically reduce the metal oxide to elemental metal, such as iron. The disclosed technologies are environmentally superior to conventional processes based on coal.
IPC 8 full level
C22B 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
C10B 53/02 (2013.01 - EP KR US); C10J 3/62 (2013.01 - EP KR); C10K 3/005 (2013.01 - EP KR); C21B 5/008 (2013.01 - EP KR US); C21B 13/004 (2013.01 - KR US); C22B 1/005 (2013.01 - US); C22B 1/2406 (2013.01 - EP KR US); C22B 1/242 (2013.01 - EP); C22B 1/245 (2013.01 - KR); C22B 5/02 (2013.01 - EP); C22B 5/10 (2013.01 - EP); C22B 5/12 (2013.01 - EP KR US); C22B 15/0021 (2013.01 - KR US); C22B 23/02 (2013.01 - KR US); C10J 2300/094 (2013.01 - EP KR); C10J 2300/0956 (2013.01 - EP KR); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01 - EP KR); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01 - EP KR); Y02P 20/133 (2015.11 - EP KR); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11 - EP KR)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
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